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Divya Rajagopal

Divya Rajagopal

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Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia digs in as top destination for mining listings

Australia's bourse is set for a record number of secondary listings this year from mine developers enticed by the country's pension wealth,

Australia digs in as top destination for mining listings
Business|Political|US

Former Newmont executive tapped to oversee mining on US energy council, sources say

Former Newmont executive David Copley has been tapped to oversee the mining portfolio for the U.S.

Former Newmont executive tapped to oversee mining on US energy council, sources say
Americas|Business|Economy|Political

Panama authorizes copper concentrate exports from shuttered First Quantum mine

Panama has authorized the sale of copper concentrate at First Quantum's shuttered Cobre Panama mine, President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday, boosting

Panama authorizes copper concentrate exports from shuttered First Quantum mine
Business|Economy|Political|Stock Markets|US

Algoma Steel pauses exports of steel from Canada to US, CEO says

Algoma Steel has paused exports of steel from Canada to the United States until Thursday, when Canadian ministers are expected to meet their U.S. counterparts in

Americas|Business|Economy|Political|US

Miner Teck plans to sell to Asia to avoid US tariffs

Canadian miner Teck has been developing plans to sell zinc to Asia instead of the U.S. to circumvent tariffs from President Donald Trump's administration on

Miner Teck plans to sell to Asia to avoid US tariffs
Americas|Business|Economy|Political

Canada to extend mineral exploration tax credit for two more years, minister says

By Divya Rajagopal -Canada will extend a tax credit on mineral exploration for two additional years as part of the government's move to support investment in exploration projects, energy, and natural

Canada to extend mineral exploration tax credit for two more years, minister says
Americas|Business|Economy|Environment|Political

Panama concerned about economic toll of Cobre Panama mine closure

Panama's President Jose Mulino said on Thursday the Central American nation's economy was reeling from the closure of Canadian miner First

Panama concerned about economic toll of Cobre Panama mine closure
Americas|Business|Economy|Environment|Political

Panama delays Cobre Panama copper mine decision pending social security reform

Panama President Jose Mulino will only take a decision regarding the future of the Cobre Panama mine after he resolves the issue of the

Panama delays Cobre Panama copper mine decision pending social security reform
Africa|Business|Economy|Political

How two former employees are driving Mali's hardball talks with Barrick Gold

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to drive Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian

How two former employees are driving Mali's hardball talks with Barrick Gold
MidEast|News|World

Israel did not strike Gaza hospital, Canada says

Canada's National Department of Defence said on Saturday that Israel was not behind the Al-Ahli hospital strike in Gaza on Oct. 17.

Israel did not strike Gaza hospital, Canada says
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US|World

Graphite miners lobby US govt to impose levy on China-sourced EV material

North American graphite miners are lobbying the US government to impose a 25% tariff on three graphite products sourced from China in order to counter Beijing's

Graphite miners lobby US govt to impose levy on China-sourced EV material
Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets|US

Canada approves Glencore takeover of Teck coal unit, with conditions

The Canadian government has approved Glencore's $6.93 billion acquisition of miner Teck Resources' steelmaking coal unit with strict

Canada approves Glencore takeover of Teck coal unit, with conditions
Business|Economy|News|Technology

Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals

Canada on Thursday put the mining industry on notice that any major deals targeting the country's producers of critical minerals would only be approved under "

Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals
Business|Economy|News

Rio Tinto shuts iron ore mine in eastern Canada amid wildfires

Rio Tinto on Monday said it has initiated a "coordinated shutdown" at the Iron Ore Company of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador in response to an evacuation

Rio Tinto shuts iron ore mine in eastern Canada amid wildfires
News|World

Torrential rains flood Toronto, causing power outages, traffic disruption

Torrential rain on Tuesday triggered flash flooding in parts of Toronto, Canada's financial center, causing power outages, disrupting

Torrential rains flood Toronto, causing power outages, traffic disruption
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News|Technology

Canadian union Unifor calls for strict tariffs on imported Chinese EVs, components

Canadian labour union Unifor called on the federal government on Thursday to impose tariffs on all Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs), EV batteries and other

Canadian union Unifor calls for strict tariffs on imported Chinese EVs, components
Business|Economy|Finance

Miners Rio Tinto, Teck take steps to minimize Canada rail shutdown impact

Rio Tinto and Teck Resources said on Thursday the labor dispute between Canada's two biggest railway companies and their workers would likely

Miners Rio Tinto, Teck take steps to minimize Canada rail shutdown impact
Arts|Entertainment

Cast of Ron Howard's "Eden" bonded during an arduous filming

Ron Howard's "Eden" may be based on a true story, but its actors at the Toronto International Film Festival said on Saturday the Darwinian story of survival

Cast of Ron Howard's "Eden" bonded during an arduous filming
Celebrity|Entertainment

'Harbin' brings out fans of Korean stars in Toronto

Scores of movie fans waited for hours outside the Toronto premier of "Harbin" on Sunday, hoping to catch a glimpse of Lee Dong-Wook and Hyun Bin, the Korean

'Harbin' brings out fans of Korean stars in Toronto
Business|Economy|Finance

First Quantum Minerals offers voluntary retirement to Cobre Panama workers, sources say

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals has opened a voluntary retirement scheme to workers at the Cobre Panama mine, two sources familiar with the

First Quantum Minerals offers voluntary retirement to Cobre Panama workers, sources say
Business|Economy|Finance

Metals producer backed by Canada province vows to compete with China in rare earths

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has vowed to compete with

Metals producer backed by Canada province vows to compete with China in rare earths
Business|Economy

Montreal dockworkers' union rejects offer; lockout begins

The Montreal Longshoremen's Union rejected a final offer made for a new labour contract, leading to a lockout being declared, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and

Montreal dockworkers' union rejects offer; lockout begins
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

Possible tariffs worry Canada uranium miners as they boost output to meet US demand

Canada's uranium miners, confident that only they can meet U.S. demand for the element after Russian supply curbs, have accelerated output and forward contracts

Asia|Business|Economy|Technology|World

Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chains

China's trade restrictions on strategic minerals are starting to hit Western companies where it hurts.

Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chains
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

Canada says it will respond robustly if US imposes tariffs

Ottawa and the provinces will respond robustly if the incoming U.S. administration goes ahead with a promise to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, Finance

Canada says it will respond robustly if US imposes tariffs

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